Jerusalem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
936K
17.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 107% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1907th and 5744th ($1948 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 276th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Shenzhen

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Jerusalem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$24305

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584